Camel Kills Russian After The Man Punched It In The Face

An angry camel has bitten and trampled a man to death at a children's holiday camp in Siberia, Russia.

The watchman, 51, punched the 'peaceful' camel in the face, provoking the animal.

A local report said 'the animal did not appreciate such treatment', and the camel retaliated by biting the man several times.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in Omsk, but it was not possible to save him.

Bactrian two-humped camels can grow to over seven feet tall (standing on all four legs) and weigh as much as 1,800lbs (816kg).

Prosecutors are investigating whether the camel was lawfully allowed to be held at the children's camp.

Omsk fell to around 15.8°F (9°C) at the time of the incident.

Bactrian camels live in Central and East Asia's rocky deserts and are adapted to deal with extremes of temperature, with a thick shaggy coat that falls away in the summer months.

Wild bactrian camels have become critically endangered, with populations declining rapidly over the last 60 years due to hunting and loss of habitat.

Fewer than 1,000 still live in the wild today.